After taking University of Miami catcher Zack Collins with their first pick Thursday night, the White Sox doubled up on a pair of college right-handers, taking Zack Burdi and Alec Hansen with the No. 26 and No. 49 picks, respectively. Burdi, a relief pitcher from the University of Louisville and the brother of Twins 2014 […]
Day: June 9, 2016
White Sox 3, Nationals 1: One flurry is enough for Gonzalez
For most of the night, Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez was totally overwhelming. He struck out 10 batters over seven innings of work, and had a stretch where he retired 11 Sox hitters in a row. 1. But one of the few times where Gonzalez–Gio, that is–looked vulnerable for a prolonged stretch was right away in […]
White Sox select Zack Collins with No. 10 overall pick
As you may have picked up from the headline, the White Sox have selected Zack Collins, a catcher from the University of Miami, with the No. 10 overall pick. Spend less time and attention focusing on the value that the position implies. 2080 Baseball’s Mauricio Rubio said Collins has a nominal chance to stick at […]
Latos Out; Morneau and Danish In
On the heels of the first major acquisition of the season throwing batting practice to the Washington Nationals, the White Sox announced a flurry of transactions today in the hours leading up to the start of the amateur draft. I. Mat Latos — DFA’d — Despite his fluky April, Latos crashed back down to Earth with a […]
An (Art) Historical Perspective on the White Sox Season to Date
Imagine that, for whatever reason, someone lined up a number of famous artists, living or dead, and asked them to represent the 2016 baseball season. Andy Warhol might make a silkscreen of a dozen Noah Syndergaards. Caravaggio, with his penchant for depicting dramatic scenes with intense lighting, would probably paint a high-leverage at-bat from a […]
White Sox Need to Make History or They’re History
“Never tell me the odds” were words once spoken by one of my childhood heroes, who has since perished in the fight between the Light and the Dark. If you’re the White Sox, not knowing the odds is probably a good thing because they really have to beat the odds at this point to even […]
2016 MLB Draft: One final look at the possibilities
The 2016 MLB Draft begins at 6 p.m. CT Thursday on MLB Network, and shortly after that we’ll finally know which prospects will be the newest additions to the farm system when the White Sox draft at No. 10 and No. 26 of the first round. So let’s take one final look at what we […]